High paying management jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA run 11.9% above the national average (2024), so a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA salary is worth about 0.89× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$238,440
Bachelor's degree
$85,510 – $493,4802,710
2Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Bachelor's degree
$132,560 – $319,2602,890
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Bachelor's degree
$127,840 – $304,5307,250
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Bachelor's degree
$134,660 – $283,1303,270
5Marketing Managers$174,840
Bachelor's degree
$99,510 – $305,7403,790
6Financial Managers$174,210
Bachelor's degree
$100,950 – $326,9307,350
7Managers, All Other$169,240
Bachelor's degree
$98,390 – $276,3109,370
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$163,200
Master's degree
$102,670 – $201,9702,370
9Human Resources Managers$163,190
Bachelor's degree
$97,050 – $282,4002,300
10Purchasing Managers$158,620
Bachelor's degree
$99,470 – $226,910680
11Public Relations Managers$157,630
Bachelor's degree
$84,530 – $277,700650
12Training and Development Managers$148,860
Bachelor's degree
$95,840 – $310,270630
13Medical and Health Services Managers$138,080
Bachelor's degree
$78,210 – $290,4806,980
14Construction Managers$133,210
Bachelor's degree
$82,290 – $208,3503,800
15Industrial Production Managers$132,150
Bachelor's degree
$81,860 – $221,6002,230
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$125,470
Master's degree
$76,840 – $215,6501,280
17Administrative Services Managers$122,000
Bachelor's degree
$74,920 – $225,9602,740
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$120,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,230 – $201,9801,920
19Sales Managers$119,750
Bachelor's degree
$60,130 – $265,7908,630
20General and Operations Managers$119,600
Bachelor's degree
$58,370 – $267,09026,230
21Education Administrators, All Other$107,890
Bachelor's degree
$62,070 – $190,3601,080
22Facilities Managers$102,330
Bachelor's degree
$70,530 – $176,3002,060
23Food Service Managers$80,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $122,0404,130
24Social and Community Service Managers$79,770
Bachelor's degree
$55,490 – $133,3802,910
25Lodging Managers$78,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,720 – $157,450500
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$78,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $139,8305,480
27Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$76,720
Bachelor's degree
$46,140 – $153,740660
28Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,540 – $98,210830

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$238,440	$85,510 – $493,480	2,710
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$207,200	$132,560 – $319,260	2,890
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$206,740	$127,840 – $304,530	7,250
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$202,810	$134,660 – $283,130	3,270
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,840	$99,510 – $305,740	3,790
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,210	$100,950 – $326,930	7,350
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$169,240	$98,390 – $276,310	9,370
8	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$163,200	$102,670 – $201,970	2,370
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,190	$97,050 – $282,400	2,300
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,620	$99,470 – $226,910	680
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,630	$84,530 – $277,700	650
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,860	$95,840 – $310,270	630
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,080	$78,210 – $290,480	6,980
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,210	$82,290 – $208,350	3,800
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,150	$81,860 – $221,600	2,230
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$125,470	$76,840 – $215,650	1,280
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,000	$74,920 – $225,960	2,740
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$120,960	$71,230 – $201,980	1,920
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,750	$60,130 – $265,790	8,630
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,600	$58,370 – $267,090	26,230
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,890	$62,070 – $190,360	1,080
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,330	$70,530 – $176,300	2,060
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,010	$45,760 – $122,040	4,130
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,770	$55,490 – $133,380	2,910
25	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,800	$47,720 – $157,450	500
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,250	$43,930 – $139,830	5,480
27	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$76,720	$46,140 – $153,740	660
28	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$62,500	$46,540 – $98,210	830

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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